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English
Phrase
kys
- (Internet slang, text messaging, offensive) Initialism of kill yourself.
- Alternative forms: KYS, keys
Person 1: apple juice is gross
Person 2: apple juice is so good kys hater
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz (“a kiss”). Probably an onomatopoeia.
Pronunciation
Noun
kys n (singular definite kysset, plural indefinite kys)
- kiss (a touch with the lips)
- Synonyms: møs, møsser
Inflection
See also
Etymology 2
See kysse (“to kiss”).
Pronunciation
Verb
kys
- imperative of kysse
Etymology 3
See kyse (“to scare, shoo”).
Pronunciation
Verb
kys
- imperative of kyse
Manx
Etymology
Contraction of kanys. From Old Irish cindas.
Pronunciation
Adverb
kys
- how
- Kys t'ou? ― How are you?
- Kys haink eh lhiat? ― How did you get on?
- Cha vel toiggal ayd kys ta ny craueyn goll er kiaddey. ― You do not understand how the bones are formed.
Slovincian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kies.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪs/
- Rhymes: -ɪs
- Syllabification: kys
Noun
kys m inan
- gravel
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